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Grundy County’s new baseball coach is 21-year-old Shaw Gamble

Former Bradley Central baseball player and assistant Shaw Gamble, far left, will lead Grundy County's program this spring. The Yellow Jackets made a run to the Class AA sectionals last season. / Staff file photo by Patrick MacCoon
Former Bradley Central baseball player and assistant Shaw Gamble, far left, will lead Grundy County's program this spring. The Yellow Jackets made a run to the Class AA sectionals last season. / Staff file photo by Patrick MacCoon Former Bradley Central baseball player and assistant Shaw Gamble, far left, will lead Grundy County's program this spring. The Yellow Jackets made a run to the Class AA sectionals last season. / Staff file photo by Patrick MacCoon

By Patrick MacCoon 2 min read

It didn’t take long for Shaw Gamble to reach his goal of becoming the head coach of a high school baseball program.

Gamble, just 21 years old, is getting his first opportunity to lead after accepting a position at Grundy County.

The Bradley Central graduate was an assistant at his alma mater last season, helping Travis Adams – who also coached Gamble – as the Bears finished as the Class AAA state runners-up to Farragut. Gamble was an assistant at Walker Valley in 2018 and helped coach an eXposure Baseball 17U select team this past summer.

“Ever since I met Coach Adams, I have wanted to follow in his footsteps and be a high school baseball coach,” Gamble said. “To have this opportunity to become a head coach is really a blessing. I am excited to get to work with this group.”

Grundy County was a win away from advancing to the Class AA state tournament last season, finishing 16-16 overall and 5-4 in District 7-AA. The Yellow Jackets were outscored a combined 8-0 in the sectional round – a 3-0 loss at Loudon – and the district and region championship games against Sequatchie County.